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Throw a warning when I redefine a global variable in a local scope

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Description

Like the title says, it would be useful if I was warned whenever I try to reuse a global variable's name in a more local scope.

$a = 'Unchanged'
function foo {
    Write-Host "foo can read `$a : `$a = $a"
    $a = 'Changed from foo' # this should be warning!!
    Write-Host "foo can change it's own copy of `$a: `$a = $a"
}
foo
Write-Host "After foo call: `$a = $a"

Thanks to @vors for the example.

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Research direction

Use the PowerShell example in the issue as the behavioral starting point. Review how PSScriptAnalyzer reports scope-related diagnostics, then define the warning trigger and verify it against the demonstrated global and local variable case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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